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Information Produced in the 3 Counties Cancer Network

The information below will be included on the Information Prescriptions website under Local information when we are able to upload local information again.

Personal Folder (published June 2012, review June 2014)

Please click here which will take you to the Personal Folder page. Here you can download the folder in chapters or all at once.

Financial Benefits for Cancer Patients (published May 2012, review May 2014)

Please click here for information about financial support for cancer patients in the 3 Counties Cancer Network.

Please click here for a quick reference guide to financial support for cancer patients in the 3 Counties Cancer Network.

Key Worker Guidelines (published August 2010, review August 2013)

Please click here for the Key Worker Guidelines. This document explains who a key worker is and how they can support patients and their families.

Holistic Needs Assessment (produced June 2012, review June 2014)

Please click here for the Holistic Needs Assessment document and here for an example of the Distress Thermometer. These two documents are for healthcare professionals to go through with patients to identify support they may need.

Principles of Care Document (produced November 2011, review November 2013)

Please click here for the Principles of Care for People with Cancer document. This document details the care that patients and their families can expect from their healthcare teams.

Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression leaflet (produced February 2011, review February 2013)

Please click here for the Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression Leaflet. This leaflet helps to identify the signs and symptoms that patients may experience if their cancer has spread to their spine.

Seeking Psychological Support in the 3 Counties Cancer Network (produced June 2012, review June 2014)

Please click here for the Seeking Psychological Support in the 3 Counties Cancer Network leaflet. This leaflet explains what is meant by psychological support, what kinds of things you may seek psychological help for, who the different healthcare professionals are that provide psychological support and how to get in touch with someone for support.

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